| COPUBLISHING | • copublishing v. Present participle of copublish. • co-publishing v. Present participle of co-publish. • COPUBLISH v. to publish in collaboration with someone else. |
| EPILOGUISING | • EPILOGUISE v. to speak or write an epilogue, also EPILOGUIZE. |
| LIGNIPERDOUS | • ligniperdous adj. (Zoology) Wood-destroying; said of certain insects and fungi. • LIGNIPERDOUS adj. destroying wood. |
| OUTSPARKLING | • outsparkling v. Present participle of outsparkle. • OUTSPARKLE v. to exceed in sparkling. |
| PELARGONIUMS | • pelargoniums n. Plural of pelargonium. • PELARGONIUM n. a kind of geranium. |
| PLUMBAGINOUS | • plumbaginous adj. Alternative spelling of plumbagineous. • PLUMBAGINOUS adj. of or like plumbago, graphite. |
| POLYGONATUMS | • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| POPULARISING | • popularising v. Present participle of popularise. • POPULARISE v. to cater to popular taste, also POPULARIZE. |
| PROLOGUISING | • prologuising v. Present participle of prologuise. • PROLOGUISE v. to speak a prologue, also PROLOGISE, PROLOGIZE, PROLOGUIZE. |
| PUGNACIOUSLY | • pugnaciously adv. In an aggressive or combative manner. • PUGNACIOUS adv. having a quarrelsome or combative nature. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |
| SNOWPLOUGHED | • snowploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snowplough. • snow␣ploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH v. to clear with a snowplough, also SNOWPLOW. |
| SPONGICOLOUS | • spongicolous adj. Inhabiting sponges. • SPONGICOLOUS adj. living in association with, usually within, a sponge. |
| SPORANGIOLUM | • sporangiolum n. (Mycology) a small sporangium. • SPORANGIOLUM n. a sporangium containing one or few spores, also SPORANGIOLE. |
| SULPHONATING | • sulphonating v. Present participle of sulphonate. • SULPHONATE v. to convert into sulphonic acid, also SULFONATE. |
| SUPERCOILING | • supercoiling n. (Genetics) The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself; can cause disruption to transcription and lead to cell death. • SUPERCOIL v. to create such a coil. |
| SUPERCOOLING | • supercooling v. Present participle of supercool. • supercooling n. The process by which a material is supercooled. • SUPERCOOL v. to cool a liquid below its normal freezing point. |
| UPHOLSTERING | • upholstering n. (Uncountable) The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture. • upholstering n. (Countable) The application of upholstery to furniture. • upholstering v. Present participle of upholster. |